| Literature DB >> 1645150 |
R Kormelink1, F van Poelwijk, D Peters, R Goldbach.
Abstract
Subgenomic messenger RNAs transcribed from the tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) S RNA segment were partially purified from total RNA extracts of TSWV-infected Nicotiana rustica and analysed by primer extension analysis. The data obtained show the presence of non-viral sequences, 12 to 20 nucleotides in length, at the 5' ends of the N and NSs mRNAs, indicating a cap-snatching mechanism for the initiation of transcription. This is the first report of a plant virus using such a mechanism for transcription of the viral genome.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1645150 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-73-8-2125
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891